CHRISTINA GEORGE

Country music singer Christina George was born in Sydney in 1950. She learnt the guitar at an early age and appeared on GTV9's Sydney children’s television with Penny Spence and MD Geoff Harvey. When she was 15, country music manager Ted Quigg asked Christina to go on the road with Jimmy and Marge Little and Jonnie Russell. In 1982 she met Brian Howard in the inner suburbs of Sydney and began working on shows in the city area. In 1988 she recorded four songs with Ross McGregor producing at Axent Studios, Kogarah. These were released on the Enrec label.

Soon after she moved to Tamworth and recorded her first album 'My Turn For Living'. In 1989 ''What’s The Bottle Done To My Baby'', an old Loretta Lynn cover, brought Christina to the finals of the Golden Guitar Awards. She soon became a regular performer at local Tamworth clubs and pubs, working as the Christina George Band with Peter Summers, Patti Morgan and Darren Howard. In 1990 she teamed up with Russell Bellette, Karen Lee and Dally Croft, formed the Christina George Band and toured all over NSW and QLD for the next four years.

She signed on with Opal Records and recorded her first album 'Cottage in the Country' produced by Ross Murphy. In 1994 she recorded her second album 'Pages of My Life'. The title track was written by Jean Stafford. Darren Howard produced the album at the old LBS Studio in Kootingal. In 1996 she performed at the opening concert of the Tamworth CM Festival and was inducted into the Hands of Fame, Tamworth. She was also inducted into the Women’s Wall of Fame for her contribution to country music.

Christina left Tamworth and moved to the NSW Hunter Valley where met Slim Newton’s wife, Mary and formed another version of the Christina George Band with Wayne and Sharon Elliott. They worked locally doing dance nights at clubs, and toured Tasmania with Wild Bill Davy. Christina would return to Tamworth for the festival and do guest spots at various venues including the Oasis Hotel and the Balladeers’ Homestead each year in January. In the 2000's Christina worked with a dance band at the Maitland Services Club for the next five years. She lives in Maitland, NSW and does the occasional charity show, or guest spot when called upon.

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